September 14, 2022

[GIST] Perpetual tax defaulters commit economic crime – NEITI boss

[GIST] Perpetual tax defaulters commit economic crime – NEITI boss

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The Executive Secretary, Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative, Orji Ogbonnaya-Orji, tells OKECHUKWU NNODIM how NEITI audit reports have revealed the trillions of naira in unpaid taxes and royalties by oil, gas and mining companies, among other industry issues When are we expecting the 2021 audit report of the oil and gas sector and what is


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[GIST] Invest in judges’ welfare, NBA president tells FG

[GIST] Invest in judges’ welfare, NBA president tells FG

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The Nigerian Bar Association’s President, Yakubu Maikyau (SAN), has urged the Federal Government to make deliberate investments in the welfare of judges and justices in the country to improve the dispensation of justice. Maikyau made the call on Monday when he delivered an address at the Annual Legal Year ceremony of the Court of Appeal,


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[GIST] Insecurity and Nigeria’s 2023 elections

[GIST] Insecurity and Nigeria’s 2023 elections

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As Nigeria prepares for 2023 one of the major challenges to contend with is the epidemic of insecurity. Violence has been recorded across the country’s six geopolitical zones, further dividing it along ethnic, religious and political lines. Incidents have been notably higher in the North-West and South-East where banditry, terrorist activities, herder-farmer conflicts and secessionist


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[GIST] Lagos Assembly summons commissioner for ignoring committee invitations

[GIST] Lagos Assembly summons commissioner for ignoring committee invitations

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The Lagos State House of Assembly has directed the state’s Commissioner for Waterfront Infrastructure, Kabiru Abdullahi, to appear before its Committee on Waterfront Infrastructure unfailingly on Thursday. The lawmakers, during plenary on Tuesday, complained that Abdullahi disrespected the House of Assembly by his refusal to honour an invitation of a House Committee which has oversight


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[GIST] Lagos advises cooperative members on new business models

[GIST] Lagos advises cooperative members on new business models

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The Lagos State Cooperative College has advised its members on the need to embrace new approaches and business models in a post-COVID-19 era. The Provost of LASCOCO, Akorede Ojomu, gave this advice on Tuesday at the start of a four-day intermediate training for managers, trustees and members of cooperative societies, held in Agege. He said,


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[GIST] FG may miss smartphone target amid low affordability

[GIST] FG may miss smartphone target amid low affordability

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The Project Director, Broadband Implementation Steering Committee, Abubakar Maina, has disclosed that the Federal Government may fail to meet its target to provide cheaper smartphones in line with the Nigerian National Broadband Plan 2020–2025. This was according to a presentation document he made on the implementation status of the NNBP 2020–2025 to the National Digital


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[GIST] Lagos govt partners private sector on smart city project

[GIST] Lagos govt partners private sector on smart city project

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The Lagos State Government has disclosed its plan to partner with the private sector on the smart city project through the use of innovation and technology. The General Manager of Lagos State Infrastructure Maintenance and Regulatory Agency, Bisoye Coker-Odusote, disclosed this on Tuesday, during a press briefing in Lagos. She said, “Our third annual stakeholders’


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September 13, 2022

[GIST] Maintain political neutrality, FRSC charges officers

[GIST] Maintain political neutrality, FRSC charges officers

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The Federal Road Safety Corps has charged commanding officers nationwide to ensure that their staff members maintain political neutrality, avoid any form of participation in political rallies and campaigns, and avoid piloting political convoys. The charge was issued by the Acting Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps, Dauda Ali, on Monday. The charge was in


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[GIST] Agriculture key to resolving FX crisis – NGX CEO

[GIST] Agriculture key to resolving FX crisis – NGX CEO

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The Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Exchange Group Plc, Oscar Onyema, has said that the agricultural sector will have a huge role to play in solving Nigeria’s foreign exchange crisis. Onyema spoke during the 26th Annual Chartered Institute of Stockbrokers conference held in Benin City, the Edo State Capital. Citing the recently published Q2


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[GIST] Gbajabiamila promotes, redeploys aides

[GIST] Gbajabiamila promotes, redeploys aides

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The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has promoted, redeployed and appointed new aides to replace those who resigned to contest in the 2023 general elections in compliance with the provisions of the 2022 Electoral Act. The Special Adviser to the Speaker on Media and Publicity, Lanre Lasisi, announced this in a statement


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